Discovery San Marcos Trails Tour Saturday, February 5, 2011 – 9:30 am
The Friends of San Marcos Parks and Trails group organized an easy, 3-mile hike that was lead through the Palomar College Arboretum. The hike to the Arboretum was led by Director Susan LaJoie.
Wayne Armstrong and Tony Rangel gave the hikers a short tour of the Arboretum and the Cactus and Succulent Garden. There were about 25 to 30 hikers.
Fall 2010 Beautification Day
Clean-Up and Brown Bag Lunch Held on Saturday, October 9th
From 9:00 am – Noon
Thank you to the many wonderful volunteers!
We appreciate your support and help.
See a short video about this clean-up day event on YouTube:
Discovery Island Palms sold palms and cycads http://discoveryislandpalms.com
Proceeds went to the care and feeding of our beautiful Palomar College Arboretum.
Thank you to those who supported our fundraiser!
Photos of the Bamboo Lecture & Tour
“The Truth About Bamboo! Planting Bamboo is Not a Crime.”
with Ralph Evans
Held on Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:00 am to noon
Lecture held in room NS-258, San Marcos Campus
Ralph Evans, owner of Bamboo Headquarters, will demonstrate the selection, planting, and care of Bamboo for local landscapes. Evans has the largest commercial Bamboo Nursery in the U.S. It is located in Vista and San Marcos. http://www.bamboohq.com
Subjects include: selection of the right bamboo for your landscape or privacy screen, planting and care information. The PowerPoint presentation was followed by a tour and demonstration in the Palomar Arboretum Bamboo Collection.
Many thanks to Mr. Ralph Evans for his excellent bamboo lecture & tour!
Photos of the Plant Classification Lecture Held on Saturday, August 28, 2010 with Botanist Wayne Armstrong 10:00 am to Noon Room# NS-258 (Natural Sciences Building – San Marcos Campus)
An introduction to how plants are classified, with particular emphasis on flowering plants (angiosperms). This two hour lecture will discuss vegetative and reproductive terminology, with a brief introduction to phylogenetic classification using chloroplast DNA. Several plant families will be used to illustrate some of the taxonomic revisions in the new revised Jepson Manual of California Plants, including Wayne’s favorite group the duckweeds, formerly in the family Lemnaceae, but now placed in the arum family (Araceae). For more information email: mrwolffia@cox.net http://waynesword.palomar.edu
Photos of the Basic Tree Trimming Workshop
with Tony Rangel and Todd McGurn
Held on Saturday, July 31, 2010
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Met in front of the Arboretum entrance
This free workshop was intended to educate home owners on the proper trimming techniques for small garden and lawn trees. There was a quick tour of some of the large and unique specimens in the Arboretum. The attendees took a look at the diverse growth habits and growth rates of various trees species, including palms. Proper trimming techniques with respect to growth rates and growth habits, as well as when and why to trim trees was covered. Attendees had a chance to see exactly how to trim and care for different types of trees. A big thank you to Tony and Todd for volunteering their time and expertise.
Photos of the Cactus and Succulent Care Workshop
with Dick Henderson, Garden Manager
Held on Saturday, June 5, 2010
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Met in front of the Cactus Garden Gate (Comet Circle Entrance)
The workshop was free to the public.
The cactus and succulent garden, located at Comet Circle Drive and Mission Road, offers about 3,000 varieties of plants from around the world. The workshop included a tour of the garden, a discussion of the use and history of the plants and the basics of succulent plant care. Participants took cuttings of “easy to grow” succulents, pot them, and took their plants home with them. For more information call: Mr. Henderson at (760) 480-4181
